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Title: here's a thing about the pardons that i am wondering.
Post by: dutch508 on January 19, 2021, 08:48:45 AM

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Star Member mopinko (58,505 posts)
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here's a thing about the pardons that i am wondering.

if ppl are paying for pardons, that's bribery.
so, guess what? y'all can go right back to jail.
and your lawyers can get disbarred.

just do your time, assholes. it'll be easier that way.

amirite?

 :thatsright:

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Star Member exboyfil (15,337 posts)

1. That is a very interesting question

The issuance of the pardon is a criminal act if it has been acquired through bribery. That act seems to occur after the dating of the pardon. Chicken or egg?

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Pantagruel (1,385 posts)

2. The bribery won't be obvious

and hard to prove.
Scenario, one:
Felon hires high price lawyer to secure a pardon.Lawyer goes to Trump to plead his case. Trump says he wants 1/2 the lawyer's fee but agrees to take it in future pro bono legal work.
No contract involved, high deniability.

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Star Member dawg day (6,822 posts)

3. The attorneys say they're just charging a legal fee..

And the "clients" claim they're just paying a legal bill.

Of course, Elliott Broidy got arrested for trying to arrange pardons or dropped prosecutions for rich criminals in the 1Mb scandal.

Clinton? Mark Rich? Ring any bells, folks?

Title: Re: here's a thing about the pardons that i am wondering.
Post by: YupItsMe on January 19, 2021, 09:30:03 AM

Quote from: Star Member mopinko (58,505 posts

here's a thing about the pardons that i am wondering.

if ppl are paying for pardons, that's bribery.
so, guess what? y'all can go right back to jail.
and your lawyers can get disbarred.

just do your time, assholes. it'll be easier that way.

amirite?  uh no, uadumfuk

Yeah he donated his salary for 4 yrs, a 5 sec Google search shows Forbes magazine estimates the President's net worth at $3.1 Billion.  I'm sure his goal is to sell pardons at $5 thousand a whack.  ::)  I feel like I've overused the "rolls eyes" emoji today

Title: Re: here's a thing about the pardons that i am wondering.
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on January 19, 2021, 09:54:04 AM

Apart from them wishing Trump was corrupt, what is this based on?

Title: Re: here's a thing about the pardons that i am wondering.
Post by: DLR Pyro on January 19, 2021, 10:48:24 AM

I predict lots of liberal heads a'sploding today over the pardons issued over the next 24 hours   :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

Title: Re: here's a thing about the pardons that i am wondering.
Post by: franksolich on January 19, 2021, 11:30:19 AM

Quote from: DLR Pyro on January 19, 2021, 10:48:24 AM

I predict lots of liberal heads a'sploding today over the pardons issued over the next 24 hours   :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

God, I s-o-o-o-o-o-o hope you are right.